compare_time
Compare two times and determine their relationship. Supports timezone-aware comparisons.
How to use it
compare_time is exposed by the MCP Time MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the compare_time tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install MCP Time
go install github.com/TheoBrigitte/mcp-time/cmd/mcp-time@latestOther tools in MCP Time (15)
Add or subtract a duration from a given time.
Convert a given time between timezones.
Get the current time in any timezone and format.
(required) - Duration to add/subtract (e.g., 2h30m, -1h, 24h)
(optional) - The output format (predefined like RFC3339, Kitchen, or custom Go layout)
(optional) - Timezone of the input time
(optional) - Target timezone for the output
Get a time based on a relative natural language expression.
(required) - Natural language expression (e.g., yesterday, 5 minutes ago, next month)
(optional) - Reference time for the expression. Defaults to current time
(required) - First time to compare
(optional) - Timezone for timea in IANA format (e.g., America/NewYork)
(required) - Second time to compare
(optional) - Timezone for timeb in IANA format (e.g., Europe/London)
(optional) - Target timezone in IANA format (e.g., America/NewYork). Defaults to UTC